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Robot Rabbi: Singapore: An Autonomous Innovation Centre

July 14, 2017

Jim Robinson of RRE Ventures said it best last month at the Silicon Dragon Conference when comparing Silicon Valley to New York, “There are two kinds of centers that have a lot of startups and technology, there are technology centers and commerce centers.” New York falls into the later category, while the Valley is the former. Sitting next to Jim, I reflected that Singapore might be in both groups…

As security concerns increase and the costs of employing security personnel go up, the natural tendency is to turn towards technology for solution. This is one of the reasons the industry is seeing more and more intelligent solutions entering the market that can replace or….Read more

TechAcute: OTSAW’s “O-R3” Is a Self-Driving Vehicle with Focus on Security Patrolling

July 4, 2017

OTSAW has been busy with their robotics and drone R&D. The Singaporean company was founded in 2015 as a subsidiary of ActiV Technology to act as their digital innovation center. Today I wanted to introduce you to their possibly….Read more

IOL: Future Police: Robots to become Police Officers

July 1, 2017

The shortage of Police officers was one of the major findings of the Khayelitsha Commision conducted by Advocate. Vusi Pikoli in South Africa. Shortage of police officers is often highlighted as the major challenge in fighting crime in South Africa. This is a challenge….Read more

The Business Times: Singapore SME fights crime with robots

June 20, 2017

CROOKS beware – there is a new crime buster on the block. Meet O-R3 – OTSAW Digital’s proprietary crime fighting robot solution to the security industry’s manpower crunch. Armed with data-collecting sensors to detect security abnormalities, the O-R3 is….Read more

sgSME: Local SME fights crime with robots

June 20, 2017

“We don’t want humans to do the repetitive work,” said Ling Ting Ming, founding CEO of OTSAW Digital and – parent company – ActiV Technology. “Humans should look at analytics and data to do preventive crime rather than reactive crime.”….Read more

Social Media DNA: IoT – O-R3

June 11, 2017

[Translated] After the Knight Scope K5, there is a new security-propelled robot (UGV, Unmanned Ground Vehicle), which detects and acts on any suspicious situations: the O-R3. Not with predictive policing software, but with a series of sensors, including a drone….Read more

Sohu: (Video) 会议机器人 户外机器人 星洲爱科网络科技 CES 2017 上海 亚洲展

The Star: The world’s first robot cop car hunts bad guys with a drone

June 7, 2017

A Singapore startup has built the world’s first robot cop car that patrols with its very own drone to chase criminals. Weighing at just 80kg, the O-R3 robot car uses advanced machine learning algorithms powered by artificial intelligence and 3D localisation….Read more

CommunicAsia, EnterpriseIT and BroadcastAsia 2017 wrapped up last week after a three-day exhibition and conference addressing technologies and strategies for smart cities and digital ecosystems driving the digital….Read more

Tech Insider: Robotic security car (video)

iHLS: Ground-Aerial Security Robot

May 27, 2017

A new security robot has a drone that it can send after intruders and get an aerial view of the situation. The 176-pound golf-cart-sized automated vehicle has 3D LIDAR sensors and GPS, along with other instruments that it uses to spot unattended bags and…

Unwire.hk: 新加坡研發自動駕駛警衛 內置航拍機全程監控

Dronevolution: [Translated] Surveillance “total” with the autonomous car and a drone in tow

May 25, 2017.[Translated] A company in Singapore, OTSAW Robotics, created the first vehicle of self-monitoring with a support drone. It is called O-R3 and will be launched officially between 23 and 25 May.

[Translated] O-R3 is a golf cart size robot car with a weight of about 80 kg. Artificial intelligence algorithms such as machine learning, 3D-LIDAR sensor for autonomous driving, GPS, etc. are loaded. Connected to the central control room, the operator….Read more

Reviews & Blog: Robot Police Car Invented in Singapore

May 25, 2017

A start-up OTSAW Digital introduced an autonomous robot designed for patrolling the streets and equipped with a drone. The robot car, called O-R3, is comparable in size to a golf cart and looks very much like a smart car. The robot weighs 80 kg, and its…..Read more

Drones Player: OTSAW O-R3 保安機器人搭配無人機 地面•空中全天候巡邏

The Straits Times: Airwave fees waived to spur 5G trials

May 24, 2017

Developments in ultra-fast mobile surfing and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, such as that for controlling driverless cars, received a boost after the Government said it will waive the airwave licence fees required for testing these inventions…

Imagine a scenario where the police are chasing after a suspect in a car, but the suspect manages to escape into a place where cars can’t really fit, so what then? According to Singaporean startup OTSAW, you would send a drone after them, because that’s what the company has recently unveiled…

Engadget: Singapore’s RoboCop car has its own intruder-chasing drone

May 23, 2017

If RoboCop has a gun in his thigh, this robotic security car from Singapore has a drone that it can send after intruders. Singaporean startup OTSAW has created a 176-pound golf-cart-sized automated vehicle called O-R3 that companies can use for security…

A Singapore startup has released a four-wheeled security robot that has its own built-in drone. The O-R3, an autonomous robot created by Otsaw Digital, has a drone that can be launched after intruders…

New Atlas: World’s first autonomous security vehicle with companion drone

May 22, 2017

Surveillance drones and security robots are not new innovations on their own, but Singapore company Otsaw Digital has brought the two together. The O-R3 is the world’s first ground-aerial outdoor security robot that combines an autonomous roving ground vehicle…

Channel 8 News: 本地公司成功研发保安机器人 全天候协助维持治安

The New Paper: Meet the new security robot

May 20, 2017

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The O-R3, an autonomous robot developed by OTSAW Digital, is equipped with a drone that can be launched to track intruders within a 100m radius from the robot. Although the O-R3 is not equipped with weapons, its four cameras give it 360 degrees horizontal and 50 degrees vertical views…

In Singapore, where robots are being deployed from healthcare to restaurants in a government-backed push to ease a workforce crunch, a new niche has been found for intelligent machines – nightwatchman…